Web Path - Practice Problems Flashcards

1
Q

Which Cerebrovascular disease is more likely to be a result of inflammation or coagulopathy?

A

Superior sagittal sinus thrombosis

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2
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Which Cerebrovascular disease is more likely to be seen in cases of hypertension?

A

Right cerebellar hemispheric hemorrhage

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3
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Which Cerebrovascular disease is more likely to be seen in cerebral hemispheric swelling that leads to herniation beneath the tentorium?

A

Pontine Hemorrhages

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4
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Which Cerebrovascular disease is more likely to be seen in an atherosclerotic event?

A

Thrombosis of the PCA

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5
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Which Cerebrovascular disease is more likely to be seen in a traumatic event?

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Diffuse subarachnoid hemorrhage

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6
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What are some classic presentations of Parkinsons Disease?

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Tremors at Rest that are going to resolve with movement

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What is the most likely cause of death in patients that have a hypertensive hemorrhage in the brain?

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Cerebellar tonsillar herniation (blood produces a mass effect with downward pressure to the posterior fossa that produces the herniation)

** Recent herniation appears bright with CT images

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8
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Cryptococcus neoformans is most likely to cause meningitis in which type of patient population?

A

Immunocompromised Adults

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9
Q

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is most likely associated with __________ .

A

Chronic Meningitis

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10
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Which infectious agent typically produces abscesses and vascular invasion that is capable of significant hemorrhage in the lesions?

A

Aspergillus fumigatus

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11
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Which neoplasm is associated with involvement of the 8th cranial nerve?

A

Schwannoma

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12
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Are Schannomas benign or metastatic?

A

ALWAYS BENIGN

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13
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Positive VDRL in a Lumbar Puncture is associated with which infectious agent?

A

T. Pallidum (can produce neurosyphilis)

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14
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Which infectious agent is going to produce “tabes dorsalis” (atrophy of the dorsal columns)?

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T. Pallidum (neurosyphilis)

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15
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Explain how you could get an injury to the Gyrus Rectus.

A

Falling backwards and hitting your head on the ground will produce a countrecoup injury forward to the inferior frontal lobe and/or temporal tips

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16
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Pontine Hemorrhages are also known as “______” hemorrhages.

A

Duret

17
Q

Which neural tube defect will not present with alpha-fetoprotein in the CSF?

A

Spina bifida occulta

18
Q

In which areas of the brain do the larvae of Taenia solium end up, producing cysticercosis?

A
  1. Cortex

2. Subarachnoid Space